68 Facts About Freddie Mitchell

Freddie Lee Mitchell II was born on November 28,1978 and is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver for four seasons with the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League.

Freddie Mitchell was chosen as a consensus All-American in 2000 while playing college football for the UCLA Bruins.

Freddie Mitchell broke his femur the following week against Houston and missed most of the season.

Freddie Mitchell was drafted by the Eagles with the 25th selection in the first round of the 2001 NFL Draft.

Freddie Mitchell began the 2001 season as the fourth wide receiver, but surpassed Na Brown to become the team's slot receiver in week eight.

Freddie Mitchell became the slot receiver during the 2003 season, after Freeman left.

When Owens went down with an ankle injury towards the end of the season, Freddie Mitchell replaced him as the starter and had a two-touchdown performance in the Divisional Playoff Game against the Minnesota Vikings.

Freddie Mitchell served time in prison for tax fraud from 2013 to 2016.

Freddie Mitchell grew up as the son of a pastor in Lakeland, Florida.

Freddie Mitchell attended Kathleen High School in Lakeland, where he lettered in cross country, baseball, football, and basketball.

In baseball, Freddie Mitchell was used as a pinch hitter and played outfielder.

Freddie Mitchell was drafted by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the 47th round of the 1997 Major League Baseball Draft after graduating from Kathleen.

Freddie Mitchell had brief contract negotiations with the Devil Rays, but decided to attend college instead of signing with a professional team.

Freddie Mitchell was a guard in basketball, and scored 11 points in the 1997 Class 4A boys' high school basketball state championship for Kathleen as the Red Devils won their first ever title.

Freddie Mitchell, who had three steals in the game, was called for a technical foul after he went out-of-bounds and punched a cooler.

Freddie Mitchell earned The Ledger second-team all-Lakeland area honors as a utility player following the 1995 season.

Freddie Mitchell visited the University of Florida, Florida State University, the University of Miami, and Michigan State University before he committed to the University of California, Los Angeles to play football for the Bruins.

Freddie Mitchell chose to play on the West Coast mainly because of the opportunities presented for his career after football.

Freddie Mitchell sat out the 1997 season by taking a redshirt and subsequently lengthening his college football eligibility.

Freddie Mitchell was named the Pacific-10 Conference Offensive Player of the Week for his efforts in the game.

Freddie Mitchell was expected to miss the rest of the season.

However, after a "remarkable" recovery, according to a member of the UCLA medical staff, Freddie Mitchell was able to play for eleven snaps in the Rose Bowl on January 1,1999.

Freddie Mitchell threw a 61-yard touchdown pass to Durell Price on a flea flicker play in the first quarter of the loss to Wisconsin.

Freddie Mitchell was hampered by a knee cartilage issue throughout his redshirt sophomore season.

Freddie Mitchell played baseball for the Bruins in the offseason prior to the 2000 football season.

Freddie Mitchell was teammates with future Philadelphia Phillies second baseman Chase Utley and introduced Utley to his future wife, Jennifer Cooper.

Freddie Mitchell was drafted in the 2000 Major League Baseball Draft in the 50th round by the Chicago White Sox.

Freddie Mitchell earned preseason first-team All-Pac-10 honors from The Sporting News and Lindy's Sports before the 2000 season as he prepared to take over the starting wide receiver job following Farmer's graduation.

Freddie Mitchell caught a 41-yard touchdown pass from Paus in the game.

Freddie Mitchell earned first-team All-America honors by the Walter Camp Football Foundation following the season, as well as first-team All-Pac-10 honors.

Freddie Mitchell was named a winner of UCLA's Henry R "Red" Sanders Award for Most Valuable Player, the winner of the George W Dickerson Award for Outstanding Offensive Player against USC, and a winner of the Team Captain Award at the UCLA football award banquet.

In October 2000, Freddie Mitchell told the Eugene Register-Guard, a newspaper in Eugene, Oregon, that he was "definitely returning" for his senior season.

Kiper rated him as the fifth-best wide receiver in the draft and projected Freddie Mitchell to be drafted in the mid-first round following his performance at the Combine.

Freddie Mitchell hired Tom Condon of IMG Football as his agent leading up to the draft.

Freddie Mitchell was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the first round of the 2001 NFL Draft.

Freddie Mitchell was the fifth wide receiver taken in the draft.

Freddie Mitchell worked out with his new quarterback Donovan McNabb in Arizona and Los Angeles before mini-camp started.

Freddie Mitchell asked the NFL for an exemption, but the league refused, and he arrived for his first practice on June 18,2001.

Freddie Mitchell began the season as the team's fourth wide receiver behind Thrash, Pinkston, and Na Brown.

In weeks four and six, against the Arizona Cardinals and New York Giants, respectively, Freddie Mitchell recorded no catches.

Freddie Mitchell was listed as "probable" on the team's injury report due to a shoulder injury before a week eleven game against the Washington Redskins, but did not record any catches in the game.

Against Washington in week 14, Freddie Mitchell caught his first career touchdown pass, a four-yard reception in the second quarter.

Freddie Mitchell made his first two career starts in week seventeen and in a wild card playoff game win against the Buccaneers.

Freddie Mitchell did not record any receptions in either game.

Freddie Mitchell mainly contributed on special teams for the Eagles throughout the 2002 season.

Freddie Mitchell competed with rookie Billy McMullen for the third wide receiver position in 2003 after Freeman left the Eagles following the 2002 season.

Freddie Mitchell eventually beat out McMullen for the slot receiver job.

Freddie Mitchell started in week seven in place of Pinkston against the Giants but recorded no catches.

Late in the game, with the Eagles losing by three points and facing a 4th and 26 situation, Freddie Mitchell caught a 28-yard pass for a first down.

Freddie Mitchell's most notable catch of the season was a 60-yard reception during the Eagles' November 15,2004, Monday Night Football game against the Cowboys.

Freddie Mitchell began to openly voice his frustration over the limited role he continued to play in the Eagles' offense due to Owens' prominence.

Freddie Mitchell, who suffered a quad contusion during the game, did not make a catch against Dallas, but was named the starter in Owens' place opposite Pinkston.

Freddie Mitchell worked out for the Kansas City Chiefs on June 6,2005, following his release from the Eagles.

Freddie Mitchell worked out for several teams after his release from the Chiefs, but did not sign a contract with any of them.

Freddie Mitchell worked out for the Green Bay Packers on October 25,2005, the Dallas Cowboys on August 6,2006, the Cleveland Browns on October 11,2006, the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League on February 11,2007, the Tennessee Titans on July 26,2007, and the Baltimore Ravens on May 29,2008.

Freddie Mitchell appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno while on UCLA's campus, deliberately answering questions incorrectly.

Freddie Mitchell appeared on A Dating Story, a reality television show, in May 2002.

In January 2011, Freddie Mitchell appeared on Bravo's The Millionaire Matchmaker, a dating show in which Patti Stanger sets millionaires up to find love.

On September 3,2009, the restaurant was closed and Freddie Mitchell was named in a suit for failure to make payments on the business.

Freddie Mitchell officially lost the restaurant in September 2009 after a court ruling.

In December 2009, Freddie Mitchell was pulled over for speeding in suburban Philadelphia.

Freddie Mitchell turned himself in to authorities on March 12,2012, after being indicted on federal tax fraud charges.

In May 2012, Freddie Mitchell filed a lawsuit against a married couple, who were defendants in his previous charges, citing fraud, breach of contract, and intentional infliction of emotional distress.

Freddie Mitchell pleaded guilty on March 8,2013, to one count of conspiring to file a false tax claim with the federal government.

Freddie Mitchell's attorneys asked the judge in the case that Mitchell only be sentenced to community service and probation.

On May 4,2012, Freddie Mitchell participated in a charity golfing event to benefit the Palm Beach State College Foundation.

Freddie Mitchell rang the ceremonial Liberty Bell in Philadelphia before the start of a National Basketball Association game between the Philadelphia 76ers and Toronto Raptors on December 22,2018.

In September 2021, Freddie Mitchell was affected by Hurricane Ida, after his home was flooded.